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Things that have a common quality ever quickly seek their kind.
Tranquility is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind.
And yet, after all, what is posthumous fame? Altogether vanity.
Neither worse then nor better is a thing made by being praised.
I cannot comprehend how any man can want anything but the truth.
The constant recollection of death is the test of human conduct.
By a tranquil mind I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered.
Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
Praise adds nothing to beauty--makes it neither better nor worse.
He that lives alone lives in danger; society avoids many dangers.
Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday.
Consider that everything is opinion, and opinion is in thy power.
Frequently consider the connection of all things in the universe.
The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.
Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
Depart then satisfied, for he also who releases thee is satisfied.
The best sort of revenue is not to be like him who did the injury.
That which comes after ever conforms to that which has gone before.
Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.
The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid.
The rottenness of the matter which is the foundation of everything!
Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
Why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice?
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.
The universe is a single life comprising one substance and one soul.
This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole.
The whole universe is change and life itself is but what you deem it
The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.
All things from eternity are of like forms and come round in circle.
What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Look deeply. Don't miss the inherent quality and value of everything.
It is a sin to persue pleasure as a good and to avoid pain as a evil.
If thou canst see sharp, look and judge wisely, says the philosopher.
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.
The world is a living being - one nature, one soul. Keep that in mind.
The body of an actor can be either his best friend or his worst enemy.
Death hangs over thee, While thou still live, while thou may, do good.
The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong-doer.
Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.
It were well to die if there be gods, and sad to live if there be none.
It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care not about it.
This is enough. Do not add, And why were such things made in the world?
Vex not thy spirit at the course of things, they heed not thy vexations
You are a little soul bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say.